Mummy dearest: Meet Cheryl Cole's feisty single mother who's masterminded her daughter's career

By ALISON BOSHOFF Close bond: Cheryl's mother Joan is a non-negotiable part of her life and, according the Cheryl herself, the only person she actually trusts. Joan is tipped to follow her daughter to Los Angeles - if lawyers can get her a visa You see her walking a few paces behind Cheryl at the airport and watching her ­carefully from the other side of the room at parties and nightclubs. They